For Entertainment Purposes Stone Cold Lock Of The Week - Week 5

Big win last week.  Let's keep it up.

West Virginia - 19.5 v. Bowling Green

West Virginia gets things back on track at home vs. a MAC opponent.

Last week:  Arizona State -2.5 v. USC (correct)
Season:  2-2

A week from Tuesday, the first rankings will appear.

For Entertainment Purposes Stone Cold Lock Of The Week - Week 4

Edit:  I read the odds wrong last night.

Not doing well.  I've selected underdogs the last two weeks, and they were both losses.  Let's learn from that lesson.

Arizona State -2.5 v. USC

USC is in a bit of disarray.  Barkley-to-Woods is good, but they can't run the ball at all, and I don't think they care to play for Kiffin all that hard.  ASU is tough at home and tough on defense, so I like them to cover Saturday night, even if they are part of the Don't Bet Pantheon with Michigan State, Clemson and Ron Zook.


Last week:  Oklahoma -3 @ Florida State (incorrect)
Season:  1-2

For Entertainment Purposes Stone Cold Lock Of The Week - Week 3

Last week was a losing effort as I selected Florida Atlantic to cover against Michigan State.  I had heard that FAU was lacking an offense, but I think all of us were surprised to see MSU hold them to 44 total yards and 1 first down.

This week, I'm going with another Florida team for my pick:

Oklahoma -3 @ Florida State

Oklahoma non-conference road trips usually don't go well, at least against the spread.

Last week:  Michigan State -29 v. Florida Atlantic  (incorrect)

Season:  1-1

Clairvoyance

I'm not a Michigan fan, but my parents are both alums and have season tickets for 25 years. I’ve seen a few games in that time period:

Miami 31, Michigan 30

The Rocket Ishmail Game

Florida State

Desmond’s Catch

Desmond’s Punt Return

The Kevin McDougall Game

Hail Mary

Penn State ’94

Syracuse

The Braylon Game v. MSU

Oregon

And now tonight. I actually postponed a cross-country move because I wanted to see the first night game at Michigan Stadium. I’m glad I did, even if I don’t have a clue what I saw.

For Entertainment Purposes Stone Cold Lock Of The Week - Week 2

Michigan State -32.5 v. Florida Atlantic

I picked this same game in the same week last year as my lock of the week, FAU +28 I believe it was.  I think MSU will be improved over last week's rather uninspiring performance (believe me, I was there), but asking for a 33 point victory is a bit much, especially if the reserves get PT like we all hope.

Last week:  Mississippi State -29 @ Memphis
Season:  1-0

For Entertainment Purposes Stone Cold Lock Of The Week - Week 1

Mississippi State -29 @ Memphis.



It's a big spread for a road favorite, and Mississippi State wasn't known for it's offensive fireworks last year, but Memphis is a bottom 10 team at the moment.

Last season:  10-4

Projected PRI Ratings

Much like the bowl projections, for these "projections" to be right everything needs to go 100% right for these to be reality.  So they won't be after this weekend I'm sure, but enjoy them anyways.  Week 1 gambling picks will be up before 8PM.